Post on 29-Jan-2016
‘Bottlenecks, Showstoppers and Train-wrecks’ – How Can We Manage Estuaries?
“To develop a holistic management planning framework for estuaries & coasts using a multi-manager sectoral framework. But: not to re-invent the wheel or alienate legitimate sectoral planning bodies. Instead, to build on existing expertise and linkages and have an inclusive system involving stakeholder expertise and understanding.”
Professor Mike ElliottInstitute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS), University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
With acknowledgements to
all TIDE partners
Challenges for science & management:
• Recovery/coping with historical legacy• Endangered coastal and marine ecosystem
functions• Legal & adminstrative framework• Economic prosperity and delivery of societal
benefits• Coping with climate change & moving
baselines
‘There is only one big idea in estuarine environmental
management - to protect and enhance ecological functioning and
ecosystem services while at the same time delivering societal
benefits’
‘Bottleneck’: anything obstructing an even flow of production; where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources; a point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than can be handled; creates a longer overall cycle time; easily overcome with good forward planning or eventually eases.
‘Showstopper’: (originally, a performance that gets a positive audience reaction big enough to pause the production); a hardware or software bug of extreme severity which requires an immediate fix; action, condition, event or problem that is serious enough to halt an activity, programme or process until it is resolved; something that draws attention away from others or brings a course of action to a halt; resolved eventually.
‘Train-wreck’: a disaster - not the "act of God" type of disaster, but just a horrible mess, nothing is going anywhere, requires a major response if at all!
‘Bottlenecks, Showstoppers & Trainwrecks’:
Pressures, Valuing, Valuation and Management
• Paradigm 7: Estuaries have more human-induced pressures than other systems and these include both exogenic unmanaged pressures and endogenic managed pressures. Consequently their management has to not only accommodate the causes and consequences of pressures within the system but, more than other ecosystems, they need to respond to the consequences of external natural and anthropogenic influences.
DPSIR modelling framework (Also * DPSWR, DPSEEAC)
Drivers (D):The human activities
responsible
State Change (S):The change in background
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Impact (I):The changesto the
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Response (R):The 'human' responsePressures (P):
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VECTORS of Change – From Drivers through Impacts to Policy Responses - Examples
Driver Pressure State Change Impact Response
Increasing urbanisation, agriculture and industrialisation
Changes in temperature regimes and weather patterns (storminess)
Climate change and related impacts (natural and anthropogenic; effects on structure and functioning and on Ecosystem Services)
Local adaptation, compensation; policy, economic & legal mechanisms
Increased CO2 and
decreased pH
Ocean acidification Reduced ecosystem services, ability for waste removal
Global agreements
Diffuse and point source land-based pollution
Polluted components; HAB formation
Environmental and food quality reduction, reduced ES
Diffuse and point-source discharge controls
Space removal Loss of carrying capacity Loss (& gain) of ecosystem services
Planning controls, MSP
Demand for food Capture fisheries Changes to local populations, spawning sustainability, by-catch and habitat damage
Stock viability, ecosystem services reduction
Economic and legal instruments
Aquaculture Changes to local ecology Ecosystem services (+ and -)
Maritime transport (demand for movement of goods, etc)
AIS introduction, infrastructure demands, pollution, dredging
Community change, habitat alteration
Pest introduction, invasive and nuisance species; effects on ecosystem services
Introduction of new ballast water technologies and practices
Energy demands Infrastructure demands
Habitat loss and gain, energy/hydrodynamic change
Effects on ecosystem services (+ and -)
Marine spatial planning, economic and legislative constraints
Tourism & recreation demands
Loss of natural habitats, reduction in resilience
Planning controls, coastal spatial planning
Total societal demands
Interactions between multiple users & sectors
Cumulative effects on natural structure and functioning
Effects on ecosystem services Changes in policy
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Hazard leading to Risk (depending on assets)
A) Surface hydrological hazards
B) Surface physiographic removal by natural processes - chronic/long-term
C) Surface physiographic removal by human actions - chronic/long-term
D) Surface physiographic removal - acute/short-term
E) Climatological hazards - acute/short term
F) Climatological hazards - chronic/long term
G) Tectonic hazards - acute/short term
H) Tectonic hazards - chronic/ long term
I) Anthropogenic microbial biohazards
J) Anthropogenic macrobial biohazards
K) Anthropogenic introduced technological hazards
L) Anthropogenic extractive technological hazards
M) Anthropogenic acute chemical hazards
N) Anthropogenic chronic chemical hazards
Hazard & Risk Typology:
(Elliott, Cutts and Trono, submitted.; expanded from: Elliott, M, A Trono & ND Cutts (2010) Chapter 17 Coastal Hazards and Risk. In: DR Green (Ed.) Coastal Zone Management. Thomas Telford Publ. London, p396-432.)
The overarching (accepted) sustainable development framework
The ‘three-legged stool’, the ‘three pillars of sustainability’
But (and there is always a ‘but’!):
(a)Are there only 3 ‘legs’?(b)Are all ‘legs’ equal?(c)Do the ‘legs’ differ in length according to the current economical climate?(d)Does the system fall over if a ‘leg’ is missing?(e)Do you need a 10-legged stool?
The six tenetsTo be successful, management measures or responses to changes resulting from human activities should be:
•Ecologically sustainable
•Technologically feasible
•Economically viable
•Socially desirable/tolerable
•Legally permissible
•Administratively achievable
•Politically expedient
•Ethically defensible (morally correct)
•Culturally inclusive
•Effectively communicable
The seven tenetsThe ten tenets
(from Elliott, Cutts and Trono, submitted; Elliott & Barnard, in prep.)
‘The ten tenets’: levels of applicability within the SD
framework (‘estuarine economic futures’):
Sustainability principleTenets’
applicabilityEnvironment Society Economy
Overarching (activity) level
Politically expedient Socially
desirable/tolerable Ethically defensible
(morally correct) Culturally inclusive Effectively communicable
Overarching level (but need
information on likely measures)
Legally permissible Administratively
achievable
Specific measures Ecologically
sustainable Technologically feasible
Economically viable
1st Tenet: Environmentally/ecologically sustainable
• maintain the natural system, ecological carrying capacity; protect ecosystem services for ecosystem benefit, maintenance of ecosystem health;
• functioning, structure, problems of focussing on structure;
• look after the physics and chemistry and ecology will follow; ecological/habitat compensation; ecological significance of change (cf. statistical);
• e.g. for eutrophication - not creating the ‘symptoms of ecosystem pathology’.
Science & Types of Monitoring:• Surveillance monitoring• Condition monitoring• Operational monitoring • Compliance monitoring • Check monitoring• Self-monitoring• Toxicity testing• Investigative monitoring• Diagnostic monitoring• Feedback monitoring
(Elliott, Mar Poll Bull, 2011; See also Elliott & de Jonge (1996) The need for monitoring the monitors and their monitoring. Mar. Poll. Bull. 32(3): 428-9)
2nd Tenet: Economically viable
• funding to do recovery/prevention/restoration; economic compensation and mitigation costs of schemes, maintenance of wealth creation;
• societal benefits, employment prospects (or at least not averse), economic carrying capacity; monitoring costs;
• e.g. for eutrophication - cost of removing nutrients (in 3ry treatment) or of not applying them (in lost agricultural production) is acceptable.
Delivery and Protection of Ecosystem Services &
Societal Benefits
• Paradigm 8: Estuaries provide a wider variety of ecosystem services and an increased delivery of societal benefits than many other ecosystems. Hence estuaries are one of the most valuable aquatic ecosystems serving human needs but for this to occur they require functional links with the adjoining terrestrial, freshwater and marine systems.
Total economic value of water quality improvements
Natural and Social Science - Integrating Concepts:
Physico-chemical structure / stock
Physico-chemical processes / functioning
Ecological structure / stocks
Ecological processes / functioning
Individual (use & non-use) values
Total Economic
Value
Stock of natural capital - Natural carrying capacity
Shared (monetary & non-monetary)
Natural environmental system & Total Ecological Value
Ecological capital
Total Social Value
[ME/JPA/DB (UoH) & RKT (UEA) Coastal zone ecosystem services HG v9]
Physico-chemical capital
Socio-Econo-Techno System measured as TSSV (Total Societal & System Value) & Socio-economic carrying capacity
Intermediate ecosystem services
Final ecosystem services
Complementary assets (human capital – population expending
energy, time, money, skills)
Ecosystem goodsSocietal benefits
3rd Tenet: Technologically feasible
• equipment for treatment, coastal defences/protection schemes, BAT (or BATNEEC or even ‘CATNIP’), fishing gear to protect stocks;
• technologies for mitigation and habitat/resource compensation schemes;
• monitoring methodologies; scientific methods e.g. indices;
• e.g. for eutrophication - that nutrients can be removed in treatment works (e.g. by nutrient stripping) or that agricultural technologies are developed that don’t require them.
Waterbird Disturbance & Mitigation Toolkit
• Developed by IECS with Environment Agency match-funding.
• Designed as a high-level assessment tool for planners, construction managers and statutory agencies, to assess likely disturbance impacts of a plan or project & potential mitigation.
• Identifies likely disturbance impacts and their severity on waterbird assemblages on estuaries e.g. Natura 2000 sites.
• These include visual and noise stimuli from a range of sources.
• Criteria provided to characterise disturbance potential based on species sensitivity, activity type, distance, habitat etc.
• Guidance on threshold distances for visual (key activities) and noise (dB(A) at receptor) sources & mitigation measures.
General Content (App Screens Shown)
• Menu driven by hyperlinks• Information included: when
and how to use the Toolkit; disturbance causal factors; activity effects; thresholds of effect and severity; species accounts and mitigation measure application.
• Common species are described.
• Species accounts provide basic information on identification, ecology and disturbance resilience.
Noise Assessment (App Screens Shown)
22. April 2023• Noise thresholds established by monitoring a range of construction and third party activities and the responses of a number of waterbird species to these stimuli;
• This has allowed a Noise Threshold Effect matrix to be developed. Currently this is a generic tool for ‘waterbirds’ but it is planned to derive similar for key species when data can be collected;
• Noise level, distance from source & duration of recording (dB(A)max) can be manually input or sampled in real-time using on-phone devices. This allows theoretical calculations to be made ‘in office’ as well as real-time measurements ‘in field’;
• Similarly, location details can be manually input or taken real-time using phone utilities.
22. April 2023• Output of the noise:distance:sensitivity calculations are displayed on Google Maps as a ‘bull‘s eye’ of critical, high, medium and low effects radii.
• There is also an option to look at radii of differing threshold effects.
• The App is available free of charge and the PC-based Toolkit (without interactive components) can be downloaded from the TIDE Toolbox web site.
• The tool will continue to be developed as data allow.
(See Nick Cutts N.D.Cutts@hull.ac.uk)
Noise Assessment (App Screens Shown)
4th Tenet: Socially desirable/tolerable • societal benefits, societal carrying capacity; maintenance of
societal health and quality of life; feel-good factor, cute-and-cuddly approach; societal significance of change cf. ecological or statistical significance;
• tree-huggers vs. industrial warriors; cost-effective approaches;
• consultation with public, NGOs, etc.; stakeholder engagement, public participation but possibility of agreeing to ‘lowest-common-denominator’
• e.g. for eutrophication - that society is willing to fund the technological and economic aspects, desires high quality or tolerates poor environmental quality, and any other socio-economic repercussions if nutrients are discharged.
Net Gain MCZ Project roadmap
JNCC / NEconsideration
Iterative activities
Stakeholder Communication - Recipe for Success (1):
1. Be prepared - know your objectives, players, ‘environment’, limitations.
2. The human touch - constant and personal contact, act early and be open.
3. Use the right amount and type of explanation (ideas, rationale and plans) (KISS)
4. Emphasise ‘joint wins’ (synergies, partnerships and benefits).
5. Focus on the primary stakeholders and leading players (‘opinion leaders’) but don’t ignore the wider base.
6. Openly acknowledge concerns and balancing of interests.
7. Maintain contact and flow of information (events, individual contact) even if little happening (to avoid cynicism in stakeholders).
Stakeholder Communication - Recipe for Success (2):
8. Don’t avoid the contentious issues - discuss, explain, acknowledge, accept/reject.
9. Understand the objections and even ‘the hidden agendas’ and competing interests.
10. Involve different stakeholder groups, look for joint and mutual solutions.
11. Be aware of ‘he who shouts loudest’ and of the weighting of interests and concerns.
12. Acknowledge problems of ‘lowest common denominator’ acceptance.
13. Acknowledge the importance of ‘the medium’ and ‘the message’ (display, dissemination, take the problem to the stakeholders not vice-versa) re. venue, time).
5th Tenet: Legally Permissible
• international treatises, agreements, regional seas approaches, bloc legislations (e.g. EU), national laws, enabling legislation;
• e.g. for eutrophication - by having Nitrates and UWWT Directives leading to WFD and MSFD to give Good Ecological and Environmental status;
• that if nutrients are discharged and in danger of affecting conservation objectives/features to reduce Favourable Conservation Status then an Appropriate Assessment is done;
• that an EIA is done for the proposed methods/ infrastructure, even that an AA is done for the removal.
Guiding principles of environmental law‘The principles are not binding in themselves on developers or government, but government may be required to give them proper consideration when it is making a decision affected by these principles. This is especially the case when a principle is stated to be an objective of a statute, or if the statute states the principle has to be taken into account.’
Basis in adopting severalinternationally recognised principles:• ecologically sustainable development and the principle of intergenerational equity;• the precautionary principle;• conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity;• economic valuation of environmental factors and the polluter pays principle;• waste minimisation, and• public participation.
Legislative Drivers and Sectoral Plan Review – includingSWOT analysis - Recipe:
•Assess the environmental drivers (EU legislation) affecting sectoral management plans of estuaries.
•Document the key organisations with management responsibilities.
•Assess management plans for each estuary for their internal strengths and weaknesses, and the external opportunities and threats (SWOT).
•Plans assessed include thoseaddressing: water quality; natureconservation; flood protection and coastal protection; ICZM; navigation,ports & pollution prevention; and economic development.
Boyes, S.J. & Elliott, M. 2013 (in prep)
IPPC Dir UWWTD
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(*) By 2013 the WFD will replace the Dangerous Sub. Dir.; Freshwater Fish Dir.; Shellfish Waters Dir. & Groundwater Dir.
Habitats & Species Dir
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Renewable Energy Dir
3 other climate & energy directives
20% renewable energy target
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UNEP -MAP
EU Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP)
MARPOLVarious EU Regs to control shipping &
pollution from ships
Safer shipping navigation,
pollution control
International Bodies
Endangered species
protection
Various Regulations to control CITES
fauna & flora
CITES
Framework Dir for MSP & Coastal Man
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Sustainable use of maritime areas and
resources
BALLAST WATER CONV.
IMO
Control of harmful aquatic
organisms / alien species
ICES
Basic Fish Regs
CFP
Sustainable fisheries &
safeguarding the marine environment
EU Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
Best practice to deal with
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UN CONV. on BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Management Plans &
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Conservation Objectives
Wildlife & Countryside Act (as amended by
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Licenses Consents &
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H1 Method
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Licenses Consents &
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Licenses Consents &
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Licenses Consents &
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Licenses Consents &
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Flood Risk & Hazard
Flood Risk Management
Plans
River Basin Management Plans, Heavily Modified Water Bodies & Artificial
Water Bodies
Multimetric Indices
Descriptor Quality
Appropriate Assessment
Licenses Consents &
Authorisations
Regulation 35 advice
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Biodiversity Action Plans & Species Action
Marine Protected Areas, Marine Spatial Planning &
Marine Conservation Zones
Sea Fish Regulation
Act Sea Fish
(Conservation) Act as amended by the Sea Fisheries
(Wildlife Conservation) Act
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act
Salmon & Freshwater
Fisheries Act
Flood & Water Management Act
Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management
Parameters & guidelines
for water
Surface Waters (Shellfish) Directions
Surface Waters (Shellfish) Directions
Byelaws, Orders, gear and catch
restrictions
Implementation
Enabling Legislation
Protection
EC Directive
(*) By 2013 the WFD will replace the Dangerous Sub. Dir.; Freshwater Fish Dir.; Shellfish Waters Dir. & Groundwater Dir.
Estuarine/ Marine Governance – Interlinked Instruments
6th Tenet: Administratively achievable
• ministries, departments, agencies, statutory bodies, interlinked bodies at international/regional/national levels;
• horizontal and vertical coordination; across/between sectors;
• integration easier if more bodies adopt The Ecosystem Approach;
• e.g. for eutrophication - availability of EPA, NFU, planning body, municipal water body (treatment works, trade effluent), Ministries of agriculture/ environment, nature conservation bodies; ability and willingness to create NVZ.
7th Tenet: Politically expedient
• leading or following society; fundamental philosophy – centre left/centre right political spectrum;
• business/economic imperative; economic prosperity vs. big idea;
• cf. debate that ecosystem services only for society or for own sake;
• pragmatic scenarios;
• e.g. for eutrophication - awareness of environmental quality, treat HAB as an oil spill, aware of votes in clean environment but aware of agriculture/farming lobby and jobs versus costs of treatment
8th - 10th Tenets:
• Ethically defensible (morally correct) - e.g. economic discounting, forward loading of costs of remedial actions on to future generations
• Culturally inclusive - e.g. First Nation status considerations
• Effectively Communicable - e.g. not only doing the sustainable management actions but being seen to do them.
MANAGE - Who:Fisheries committeesIndustry departments
Nature conservation bodiesEnvironment protection agencies
Amenity committeesRecreation access Energy ministriesLocal authoritiesHow:
Access controlsTraffic movement
Abstraction licencesPermits, consents, authorisations (Effluent
& dredge material disposal/run-off)Dredging/seabed extraction
Planning applicationsRecreation access
Fishing permits
What:Industry
AgricultureNavigation/ports
Mineral extractionInfrastructureRecreationFisheriesWildlife
Why:“social and ecological well-being”
Things to be managed (and by whom):• Habitats (nature conservation agencies)• Environmental quality (EPA-type organisations)• Water space usage (port authorities)• Navigation (port authorities)• Infrastructure (municipalities/federal state)• Energy extraction (private companies)• Biological extractions (fisheries bodies)• Estuarine water extraction (private energy companies)• Upstream water abstraction (water supply companies)• Land space usage (municipalities/federal state)• Erosion and flooding control (EPA, municipalities etc)• Industry (EPA and private companies)• Recreation and tourism (agencies)
Analysis of management plans and management drivers
The following management drivers were identified across the four TIDE estuaries, under which all sectoral management plans have been collated and assessed.
• water quality (WFD & UWWTD)• nature conservation (Habitats & Species Directive & Wild Birds Directive)• flood protection and coastal protection (Flood Risk Management Directive)• integrated coastal zone management (MSP&CMD)• navigation, ports and pollution prevention• economic development (including agriculture, forestry, tourism)
Types of Estuary and Coastal Plan:• Shoreline Management Plan• Estuary Management Plan• Structure Plan• Port Development Plan• CHaMPS – Habitat Management Plans• European Marine Sites Management Plan• Fish and Shellfisheries Management
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Management Plans and programmes generated on the estuary level
Institutions giving an additional input of knowledge or recommendations
Indicating connections, responsibilities and exchange between actors and activities
Indicating the area/plan of impact
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Important questions, ideas, goalsImportant results, ideas, goals
National lawDirective
The SWOT analysis was used for each sectoral management
plan to create the following table, e.g. water quality:
Estuary Good/Best Practice Issue
Weser Stakeholder groups (Regional Cooperation Groups) were founded in Lower Saxony and Bremen on a regional level. They are supposed to contribute to a successful WFD implementation and set up a list of non-binding measures referring to the tidal section of the river Weser and plans to be updated every six years.
No extended focus on the tidal sections of the rivers within each estuary RBMP. WFD offers a solid basis (see column “Opportunities”) for appropriate implementation.
Continuous control of the accomplishment of the WFD targets is necessary.
Elbe Stakeholder working groups have written non-legally binding lists of measures for the tidal section of the Elbe. This practice has allowed the further integration of other issues like ports, shipping and agriculture into the implementation of the WFD. This plan lists the non-binding list of measures for the Elbe and is planned to be updated every six years.
Schelde The RBMPs give greater awareness to nature conservation, recreation, ICZM, shipping and ports than plans for the other three estuaries.
Humber A good network of advisory and stakeholder groups for the Humber feeding into the RBMP for the estuary.
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king
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Landscape High value landscape feature 4 5 5 3 4 4 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0
Protected area adjacent to system 8 5 5 3 -4 -4 0 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -6 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 12 4 -5 -5 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protected intertidal area 5 5 12 4 -10 -10 0 0 0 -10 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 -4 0 0 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -4 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -5 -5 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Channel stabilisation -4 0 -5 -5 0 -4 -4 0 0 -5 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -4 -5 -10 0 -4 -4 0 0 -5 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 -3 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port related activity adjacent to system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 -3 -8 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -3 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system -6 -6 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conservation
Access (e.g. Disturbance)
Res
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Residential
Ports& Harbours
Industry
Biological Extraction
Bio
logi
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Agr
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Land
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logy
Infr
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Category
ELBE ESTUARY (Zone 2): Actual Conflict Level Assessment per zone
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Lea
ve c
olu
mn
bla
nk
Hig
h va
lue
land
scap
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atur
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Pro
tect
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rea
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Com
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Def
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Flo
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Cap
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Mai
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Wat
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Agg
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Landscape High value landscape feature 2 2 2 2 3 4 0 -2 -4 0 0 0 0 -3 -4 -3 -4 0 0 -2 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0
Protected area adjacent to system 4 2 2 2 -3 -4 0 -4 -8 0 0 0 0 -6 -8 -3 -4 0 0 0 -4 -6 0 -2 0 0 0 -4 -8 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 4 2 -3 -4 0 0 0 -4 -8 -4 0 -6 0 -6 -8 0 -4 -4 -8 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 -4 0 0
Protected intertidal area 2 2 4 2 -6 -8 0 0 0 -8 -8 -4 -4 -6 -4 -6 -8 0 -4 -4 -8 -3 0 -2 0 -2 0 -4 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 0 -4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 -4 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -4 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 2 2 2 4 -2 0 0 0 0 -4 0 -4 0 -3 -4 0 -4 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 0 -4 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -4 -4 0 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 6 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 -4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Channel stabilisation -4 0 -4 -4 0 -5 -6 0 0 -6 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 -4 -8 -8 0 0 0 0 0 12 -6 12 12 0 6 0 -12 0 0 0 -6 5 -8 -4 0 -4 0 -6 -6 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -6 0 12 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 -8 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -4 -4 -8 0 -5 -6 0 0 -6 -6 6 6 0 12 10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 -6 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) -6 -6 -6 -6 -3 -4 -10 0 -6 0 0 0 -5 5 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 -3 0 0 -10 0
Port related activity adjacent to system -4 -8 -4 -8 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area -3 -3 -6 -6 0 -4 -5 0 -6 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 -5 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) -4 -4 -8 -8 -8 5 0 0 -4 0 0 -6 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction -2 0 -2 -4 -4 -6 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -12 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 -4 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system -3 -6 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -4 5 4 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 -2 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 -8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -2 -2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 -5 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 -4 0 0 -4 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system -8 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -6 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Residential
Ports& Harbours
Industry
Biological Extraction
Agriculture
Bio
logi
cal E
xtra
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n
Acc
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(e.g
. D
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Flo
od/c
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Nav
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Por
ts &
Har
bour
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Indu
stry
Agr
icul
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Conservation
Access (e.g. Disturbance)
Flood/Coast protection
Navigation
Con
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Res
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Category
Land
scap
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Arc
haeo
logy
Infr
astr
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Category
ELBE ESTUARY (Zone 3): Actual Conflict Level Assessment per zone
(all these cells are completed automatically so DO NOT populate)
Lea
ve c
olu
mn
bla
nk
Hig
h va
lue
land
scap
e fe
atur
e
Pro
tect
ed a
rea
adja
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Rec
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Com
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Cha
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Cap
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nten
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Por
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Landscape High value landscape feature 4 5 5 3 5 4 0 -3 -5 0 0 0 0 -4 -3 0 -3 0 0 -3 0 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0
Protected area adjacent to system 8 5 5 3 -5 -4 0 -6 -10 0 0 0 0 -8 -6 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 -6 0 -4 0 0 0 -3 -8 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 12 4 -6 -5 0 0 0 -5 -10 -6 0 -10 0 0 -8 0 -4 -8 -8 0 -4 -5 -4 0 0 -4 0 0
Protected intertidal area 5 5 12 4 -12 -10 0 0 0 -10 -10 -6 -6 -10 -4 0 -8 0 -4 -8 -8 -4 0 -5 -4 -4 0 -4 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 -2 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -6 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -4 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 3 3 4 8 -2 0 0 0 0 -3 0 -4 0 -3 -2 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 0 0 -3 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -5 -5 0 -12 0 0 0 0 -8 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 -4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Channel stabilisation -4 0 -5 -5 0 -5 -4 0 0 -5 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 -4 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 10 -4 10 10 0 3 0 -6 0 0 0 -3 3 -6 -4 -3 -3 0 -3 -4 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 -6 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -5 0 12 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -8 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -5 -6 -12 0 -6 -5 0 0 -6 -5 5 6 0 8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 -5 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) -8 -8 -10 -10 -3 -5 -8 0 -6 0 0 0 -5 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 -8 0
Port related activity adjacent to system -3 -6 -4 -8 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) -3 -3 -8 -8 -4 4 0 0 -2 0 0 -3 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction -3 0 -4 -8 -4 -8 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -8 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 -2 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system -3 -6 0 -4 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 -4 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 -6 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 -4 -4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -3 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 -4 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -2 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system -8 -8 0 -5 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Res
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Ports& Harbours
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Bio
logi
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Indu
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Conservation
Access (e.g. Disturbance)
Flood/Coast protection
Navigation
Con
serv
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Agr
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Category
Land
scap
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Arc
haeo
logy
Infr
astr
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Category
ELBE ESTUARY (Zone 4): Actual Conflict Level Assessment per zone
(all these cells are completed automatically so DO NOT populate)
Lea
ve c
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mn
bla
nk
Hig
h va
lue
land
scap
e fe
atur
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Pro
tect
ed a
rea
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Landscape High value landscape feature 5 5 5 3 5 4 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0
Protected area adjacent to system 10 6 6 4 -6 -5 0 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -8 0 -5 0 0 0 -4 -8 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 12 4 -6 -5 0 0 0 -4 -10 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 -10 0 0 -5 -4 0 0 -4 0 0
Protected intertidal area 5 6 12 4 -12 -10 0 0 0 -8 -10 -4 -6 0 -4 0 0 0 -4 0 -10 -4 0 -5 -4 -4 0 -4 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -6 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -5 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -5 -6 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Channel stabilisation -3 0 -4 -4 0 -4 -3 0 0 -4 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 -5 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 10 -3 6 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -4 3 0 -4 -3 -3 0 -3 -3 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -2 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -6 -6 -12 0 -6 -5 0 0 -6 -4 5 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 -4 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port related activity adjacent to system -3 -8 -4 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -6 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system -3 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 -5 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 -8 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 -4 -4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -4 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 -4 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system -6 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Land
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Arc
haeo
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ELBE ESTUARY (Zone 5): Actual Conflict Level Assessment per zone
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Landscape High value landscape feature 5 5 5 3 4 4 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0
Protected area adjacent to system 10 6 6 4 -5 -5 0 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 -5 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 -4 -8 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 12 4 -5 -5 0 0 0 -5 -10 -5 0 0 0 0 -8 0 -5 0 -10 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 -4 0 0
Protected intertidal area 5 6 12 4 -10 -10 0 0 0 -10 -10 -5 -6 0 -4 0 -8 0 -5 0 -10 -4 0 -4 -4 -4 0 -4 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -5 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -5 -6 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Channel stabilisation -4 0 -5 -5 0 -4 -4 0 0 -5 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 -5 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 10 -4 8 10 0 3 0 -6 0 0 0 -4 3 0 -3 -3 -3 0 -3 -3 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -4 0 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -6 -6 -12 0 -5 -5 0 0 -6 -5 5 5 0 8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 -4 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port related activity adjacent to system -3 -8 -4 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) -3 -4 -8 -8 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -8 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system -3 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 -4 -8 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 -6 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 -4 -4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -4 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system -6 -8 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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ELBE ESTUARY (Zone 6): Actual Conflict Level Assessment per zone
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Landscape High value landscape feature 3 5 5 3 4 4 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0
Protected area adjacent to system 6 4 4 2 -3 -3 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 -2 0 0 0 -2 -4 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 12 4 -5 -5 0 0 0 -5 -10 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 -4 0 0
Protected intertidal area 5 4 12 4 -10 -10 0 0 0 -10 -10 -5 -6 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 -4 -4 -4 0 -4 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -3 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -5 -4 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Channel stabilisation -4 0 -5 -5 0 -4 -4 0 0 -5 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 -3 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 10 -4 8 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -3 -3 -3 0 -3 -3 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -4 0 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -4 -6 -12 0 -5 -5 0 0 -6 -5 5 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 -4 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port related activity adjacent to system -3 -4 -4 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system -3 -4 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 -2 -8 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 -4 -4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -2 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 -4 -4 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system -6 -4 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agr
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Bio
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Conservation
Con
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Acc
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Land
scap
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Arc
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logy
Infr
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Category
ELBE ESTUARY (Zone 7): Actual Conflict Level Assessment per zone
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Landscape High value landscape feature 6 6 6 4 4 5 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Protected area adjacent to system 12 6 6 4 -4 -5 0 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protected subtidal area 0 0 12 4 -4 -5 0 0 0 -5 -10 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0
Protected intertidal area 6 6 12 4 -8 -10 0 0 0 -10 -10 -5 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal
0 -5 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence set-back 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -6 -6 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Channel stabilisation -5 0 -5 -5 0 -3 -4 0 0 -5 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging 0 -5 -10 -10 0 0 0 0 0 10 -4 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Maintenance Dredging 0 0 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -6 -6 -12 0 -4 -5 0 0 -6 -5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 0 0 0 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port related activity adjacent to system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
InfrastructureInfrastructure on bed or in water column
(e.g. pipes, cables, piers, marinas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction -4 0 -4 -8 -4 -4 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water Abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 -4 -4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -4 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Housing adjacent to system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agr
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Bio
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Conservation
Con
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Acc
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Nav
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Har
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Indu
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Access (e.g. Disturbance)
Residential
Flood/Coast protection
Navigation
Ports& Harbours
Industry
Agriculture
Biological Extraction
KEY:
Zero (0)
Positive High(7 to 9)
Positive Very High(10 to 12)
Actual Conflict Level Assessment (Combination of Sensitivity &
Negative Very High(-10 to -12)
Negative High(-7 to -9)
Key conflict areas identified for each zone for each estuary
This is for the Elbe (and green shading indicates Natura 2000 extent, yellow the urban zones)
Conflict Matrix Approach
Use Category
La
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sca
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Arc
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Infr
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Ag
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Bio
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Landscape High value landscape feature 3 2 4 1 3 4 1 -1 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
Protected area adjacent to system 5 4 5 1 -3 -4 -2 -3 -4 0 -1 0 0 -2 -5 -2 -2 -1 0 0 -2 -5 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -6 0
Protected subtidal area 2 2 9 4 -2 -3 -3 1 0 -6 -7 -7 -2 -4 -2 -4 -6 -1 -2 -3 -4 -2 0 -4 -3 -2 -1 -5 0 0
Protected intertidal area 5 3 10 4 -6 -9 -3 -1 -3 -3 -6 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -6 -1 -2 -2 -3 -2 0 -5 -3 -4 -3 -4 -1 0
Archaeology Archaeology/History protected site 2 0 3 3 0 0 -2 -1 -1 -3 -3 0 0 -2 -1 -1 -2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0
Recreational access on water 0 0 -5 -5 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 3 0
Recreational access on the banks & intertidal -1 -3 -3 -8 -1 3 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3 0 3 0
Commercial -1 -1 -3 -4 -1 -2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0
Defence set-back 0 -2 4 5 -1 0 -1 -1 2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 0
Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) -3 -4 -4 -8 -1 -1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 8 0
Channel stabilisation -3 0 -4 -4 -1 -2 -2 3 1 -1 0 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 0
Capital Dredging -2 -3 -7 -7 -2 -1 -1 0 0 -2 -1 5 7 2 4 3 -3 0 0 0 -1 2 -1 -1 -2 -2 0 -1 -1 0
Maintenance Dredging -2 -2 -7 -6 0 -1 -1 0 0 -5 -1 1 9 1 5 4 -1 0 0 0 0 2 -2 0 -3 -2 0 0 0 0
Vessel movement 0 -2 -5 -6 0 -5 -2 -1 0 -3 1 3 3 1 5 4 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 0 -4 0
Port land claim (intertidal/subtidal) -2 -3 -4 -4 -2 -2 -3 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 -1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 -2 0 0 -2 0
Port related activity adjacent to system -3 -5 -2 -4 -1 0 -2 0 -2 -1 0 -1 -1 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -4 0
Port activity on the intertidal/subtidal area -1 -1 -4 -4 -1 -2 -3 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 -2 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 -2 0 0 -1 0
Infrastructure Infrastructure on bed or in water column -2 -2 -6 -6 -2 4 2 2 -2 -2 -1 -4 -3 -3 -1 2 -1 -1 0 -1 0 2 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Tidal/current energy device 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water abstraction 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0
Aggregate extraction -1 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1 1 1 0 -1 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial discharge -1 -1 -3 -3 -1 -2 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 0
Industrial activity adjacent to system -3 -3 -1 -2 0 -1 -2 -1 -2 -1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -4 0
Water Abstraction -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural run-off -1 -2 -5 -5 0 -1 -2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 -2 0 -1 -2 -2 -1 -1 -2 0
Commercial (e.g. fish & shellfish) 0 0 -4 -4 -1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 -1 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 -1 -3 -3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 0
Wildfowling 0 -1 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0
Waste water discharge 0 -1 -4 -3 0 -3 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 -3 -1 -2 0
Housing adjacent to system -4 -4 0 -4 -1 2 1 0 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 0
Drinking water abstraction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conservation
Access (e.g. Disturbance)
Residential
Flood/Coast protection
Navigation
Ports& Harbours
Industry
Agriculture
Biological Extraction
Interaction summary for all TIDE estuaries
This can be seen as a typology of user interactions for NW Europe estuaries and an indication of user/use management challenges and priorities
Impact of Impact On Score
Category Activity Category Activity
Conservation Protected subtidal area Navigation Capital dredging -7
Conservation Protected subtidal area Navigation Maintenance dredging -7
Conservation Protected intertidal area Access (e.g. disturbance) Recreational access on the banks & intertidal -9
Access (e.g. disturbance) Recreational access on the banks & intertidal Conservation Protected intertidal area -8
Flood/Coast protection Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) Conservation Protected intertidal area -8
Navigation Capital dredging Conservation Protected subtidal area -7
Navigation Capital dredging Conservation Protected intertidal area -7
Navigation Maintenance dredging Conservation Protected subtidal area -7
Impact of Impact On Score
Category Activity Category Activity
Conservation Protected subtidal area Conservation Protected intertidal area 9
Conservation Protected intertidal area Conservation Protected subtidal area 10
Flood/coast protection Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) Ports & Harbours Port related activity adjacent to system 7
Flood/coast protection Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) Industry Industrial activity adjacent to system 7
Flood/coast protection Flood bank (dyke/gabion/wall) Residential Housing adjacent to system 8
Navigation Channel stabilisation Navigation Vessel movement 8
Navigation Capital dredging Navigation Vessel movement 7
Navigation Maintenance dredging Navigation Vessel movement 9
Typology of ‘Conflict’ based on all estuaries (-/+)
Level of activityResemblance: D1 Euclidean distance
EstuaryHumberElbeScheldtWeser
H(L)H(O)
H(M)
H(M)
H(P)
H(P)H(P)
E(L)
E(L)
E(L)
E(O)
E(M)
E(M)E(P)
S(L)
S(L)
S(L) S(O) S(M)
S(P)
W(L)W(L)
W(O)
W(O)
W(M)
W(P)
2D Stress: 0.18
A1
A2
B1
B2
B3
*
MDS ordination & cluster analysisbased on activity scores by management zone
A groups show higher activities level overall, in particular related to Port & Harbour (port activities, land claim, port related activities in adjacent areas) and Industry (discharge, water abstraction) compared to B groupsA1 (Zone 3 & 4, Humber) shows highest activities level overall, in particular high Port & Harbour activities, Infrastructure on Bed or in Water Column and Tidal/current Energy Device (Industry), but no Channel StabilisationA2 (mostly Weser): Higher Water Abstraction for Agriculture and Industry & presence of Drinking Water Abstraction (absent in all other groups)
B3 (Scheldt): High Commercial Access, Aggregate Extraction (Industry) & Channel Stabilisation (Navigation), but low Capital Dredging (Navigation) and No Archaeology/ Historical Protected Site
B2 (mostly Elbe): lowest activity level overall, no Port Activities, low Recreational Access to banks/intertidal, Infrastructure on Bed & Residential Housing, but high value Landscape Feature provision.
B1 (Humber, Zones 2, 5, 6): Low Channel Stabilisation (Nav.), Recreational Access on Water, Landscape feature and No Port land claim, Industrial discharge and Water abstraction (Industry)Whilst a typology of key estuary user
interactions can be established, issue composition is site specific – no ‘one size fits all’ plan may be possible, but requires targeted approach focussing on pinch-points. TIDE Measures & Tools provide guidance to assist this process.
Conflict Matrix Findings:
• The Weser estuary has a relatively large number of moderate to high severity conflicts (29), however only 4 (or 14%) of these are potentially severe.
• The Humber has a marginally lower number of moderate to high conflicts (24) but a considerably greater number of severe interactions (9) or 38%.
• The Elbe, whist having considerably less moderate to high conflicts (12) has 5 of them rating as severe (42%).
• The Scheldt analysis indicates that there are very few moderate to severe conflicts and a low proportion of these are actually severe.
• The Weser issues although more numerous are generally less severe than other estuaries, and the Elbe, whilst having relatively few issues, faces a larger proportion of these being severe.
• Whilst there are synergisms identified for all estuaries, the Scheldt has many more and these tend to be more positive.
Estuary Use & Planning
As such, according to the Regional Working Groups:
• although the Weser has the highest number of ‘issues’, the Humber has the greatest number of ‘issues’ ranked as severe.
• the Elbe has a reduced number of conflicts, but the highest percentage of those ranked as severe.
• the Scheldt features both the lowest number of conflicts, but also the highest number of user interactions considered to be synergistic.
Is the Scheldt subject to better management – it has a history of integrated management e.g. ´Long term vision Westerscheldt´ plan and a necessity for trans-national co-ordination?
Reduced conflict between Natura 2000 requirements and navigation related activity on the Humber is primarily due to the ports industry being towards the estuary mouth. However, the recent development of a dredging strategy for the Humber for a Habitat Regulations Assessment is considered to have assisted in the reduction of conflict potential (e.g. by the ports authority in conjunction with statutory agencies charged with environmental protection.)
Key Conf lict
Ecosystem Services
Measures
Ecosystem Service
Priority Habitats
Ecosystem services
Hence: the conflict matrix approach is of value, particularly when used with the measures tools developed under TIDE and with the Ecosystem Services approach.
This allows Ecosystem Services to provide a common currency to help determine the relative values of management options once the areas of key conflict are determined,
Hence leading to appropriate management measure delivery.
Conflict Matrix Findings:
Measures Implementation via Ecosystem Services
Conflict Matrix proforma and user guide provided as a TIDE Tool for download
Policy Critique
• Understanding the legal, political, economic and social constraints to adaption to, and mitigation of the effects of climate change;• to determine the impacts of changes in marine life on governance structures (PESTLE);• use the synthesis and modelled outputs to identify mitigation/compensation/adaptation options;• to determine how political systems and environmental solution differ across the EU;• to consider how best to integrate RSC requirements within EU level;• to use the synthesis to determine recovery/restoration scenario differences across EU re. PESTLE;• to link outputs to give a spatial analysis of dominant pressures in regional seas & link to future change projections [scenarios?];• to define societal tolerances/preferences and make recommendations
Climatic and ecological deterioration Climate change including sea level rises Bank erosion Reducing rainfall and reduced water flow Loss of vegetation Eutrophication and nutrient enrichment from diverse sources Acid sulphate sediments Hydrocarbons Catchment drainage management needs to be coordinated Agricultural applications and fertilisers Poor water quality
What are the main challenges (spelt p.r.o.b.l.e.m.s) facing our estuaries?
Which of these are within or outside our control?
Increasing development pressures Rapid urban development and human pressures Increased industry Non nutrient pollution Inappropriate development Huge population growth and overcrowding Multiple, competing uses Managing recreational areas for increased population Increased boat traffic and pollution Illegal hunting and invasive species Overfishing No long-term sustainable focus
Which of these are ‘train wrecks’, showstoppers’ and ‘bottlenecks’?
Ecologically restored habitat Maintained biodiversity and an
abundance of wildlife Clean water and healthy flora
and fauna The intrinsic ecological values
of the system preserved Whole ecosystem functioning
well to provide ecological services
Preserved connectivity Adaptable system which can
accommodate future pressures
What is your vision for an/our estuary/ies?
How to measure the end point?
How do you know you’ve reached it?
What indices can you use?
Are the objectives SMART (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, time-bounded) ?
Effectively managed human development and impacts Urban and population impacts
managed Restricted residential and
industrial development Opportunities for built
environment and industry to exist sustainably
Restricted ecological areas and reduced recreation areas
Developments to have nil impact on estuarine systems
Incorporate urban, industrial and agricultural values into management
Sustainable agriculture with more effective systems to reduce impacts
How to measure the end point?
How do you know you’ve reached it?
What indices can you use?
Are the objectives SMART (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, time-bounded) ?
Healthy functioning ecosystem that serves the community Healthy waters for community
recreation, safe to swim in An alive estuary that people can
use not just look at Provides access for recreation &
tourism Safe, resilient and accessible
facilities and opportunities for the community to recognise cultural and social values
How to measure the end point?
How do you know you’ve reached it?
What indices can you use?
Are the objectives SMART (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, time-bounded) ?
Improved environmental management across the catchment Effective management to cope
with industrial and urban development
Nutrients reduced and no eutrophication symptoms
Eliminate human effects Estuaries managed and
reshaped to cope with future impacts such as sea level rise
How to measure the end point?
How do you know you’ve reached it?
What indices can you use?
Are the objectives SMART (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, time-bounded) ?
Better governance of estuarine systems Simplified, effective, holistic
management systems with clear roles and responsibilities
Community, government and stakeholders collaborating
Indigenous management and experience recognised
Recognition and awareness of the value of healthy ecosystems
Create community awareness and support action
Opportunities for learning, education and awareness
How to measure the end point?
How do you know you’ve reached it?
What indices can you use?
Are the objectives SMART (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, time-bounded) ?
The last 7 slides from TIDE-
on-Tour to Perth, Australia!
Bottlenecks Showstoppers TrainwrecksLack of clear objectivesNo stakeholder forumPoor scientific understandingPoor adviceConfusing planning systemManageable hazardsPoor communication
Complex regulationPoor knowledgePoor trainingOverlapping designationConflicting designationSectoral managementPoor administrationEconomic prerogativeLack of technologiesLack of toolsIncreasing governanceSlow planning systemNon-integrated planning systemManageable hazards
IntransigenceLack of fundingLegal challengesPolitical willUnwillingness to adopt joint aims/visionInflexible planning systemUnmanageable hazardsLack of permissionsCultural conflictsIconic ecologyEthically immoral
Recipe Leading to Integrated Management• Needing an understanding of: Ecological structure and
functioning • Leading to describing: Ecosystem services• Leading to providing: Societal benefits• Defined by: Historical evolution and estuarine comparisons • To show how: Ecosystem services are delivered• Requiring: Management initiatives and governance to ensure
how societal benefits are obtained• Within a multiuser system: What occurs where amongst
estuarine users• Leading to: Conflicts amongst users• Requiring: Resolution of conflicts• Requiring: Management measures• Communicated by: Dissemination and information
ACTIVITY TOPIC(e.g. construction of ...)
ESTUARINE PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEM (EPSS) - Framework
derived for workpackage activities
Define aims for area/estuary(societal/environmental/operational)
Determine relevant governance aspectsquantative objective standards
link/check to generic management plan
Determine activity
Define options / needs
Predict loss of goods & services
List all necessary / possible measures
Predict gain of goods & services after measures
Def ine & then evaluate (dredge) strategies
Define & agree monitoring
Consult with Regional Authorities(RAs) / Statutory Authorities (SAs) /
Stakeholders
Obtain an agreement and approval/licence(including Draft Monitoring Plan as
required)
YESNO(shouldn't occur)
Proceed with activity and agreed
measures
Monitor effects / audit predictions as per consent & against
conservation objectives
Feedback on Statutory Authorities (SAs) /
Regional Authorities
Incorporate findings into future
consenting process for future licencing
Assumes contruction
Generic estuary aims for each activity or estuary specific?
Relevant guidance / statutory requirements for each activity
e.g. construction works
details -location/features/current/depth etc.
ARE THESE STRATEGIES?
Based on activity specific spreadsheet.Any potential gains at this stage?
Based on activity specific tick list(plus bird impact toolbox if appropriate)
Based on activity specific (?) spreadsheet
This would be based on the above.Are the strategies the same as options/needs
or how they are met
WP3 WP4
WP3
WP3
WP5
WP4
USER
USER
USER
Define spatial information
Zonation of operation
(physico-chemical & biological data)
Habitat types
Habitat & constraints map using GIS
WP3
Define uses / users
Identify specific uses, topics, main issues etc.
Conflict Matrix(generic & possibly developer specific)
Determine Conflicts
WP4
EIA Process:
Define needs
Options
Regulations /legislation
Best option
Baseline characterisation
Impact Assessment
Mitigation
Submit
Approved
Develop
Sco
pe &
Scr
een
Con
sulta
tion
Notapproved
Appeal
Develop & re-submit
Revise & re-submit
Check objectives met(conservation
objectives or activityobjectives or both?)
Red
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re-s
ubm
it
Habitats Regulation Assessment Process
Likely Significant Effect (LSE)
Appropriate Assessment (AA)
information
No LSE Okay
EPSS – generic tool for set up of plans
Aim (economic & ecological goods & services)
Set indicators (birds/fishes; tonnage/ wealth creation, quality of life/non-infraction)
Perform monitoring (surveillance, condition, compliance, investigative)
Measure status (e.g. EII, habitat mapping)
Action required (defined in advance)
Set SMART objectives (ecological, economic, societal, legislative)
Fulfil ‘The Ecosystem Approach’
Action not required Tool!
Tool!
Tool!Tool!
Outcome!
Science for Management
Conclusions (and there is always a ‘but’!):
• All estuaries are different for management (but all estuaries have similar features/paradigms);
• All approaches to management are similar (but need to be modified for site-specificity);
• All management requires data, knowledge and expertise (but manage in the absence of these);
• All sectors have different constraints and perspectives (but prevailing governance requires integration);
• The underlying governance is the same (but has been implemented differently at local/regional/national levels);
• All areas have conflicts (but conflict resolution requires compromise)• Tools are available and/or can be created (but need ‘road testing’ for
other estuaries);• All estuaries have similar economic and societal constraints (but not
all players are aware of this).
Main Messages (1):• Clear objectives in fulfilling The Ecosystem Approach, ‘triple
wins’ for ecology, society and economy.
• Determine problems (footprint) and then address/solve/ mitigate/compensate;
• Don’t assume activities automatically lead to pressures to impacts (negates mitigation and compensation);
• Good business relies on good ecology/biology/husbandry;
• Essence is connectivity (good water conditions, ecological well-being, conditions fit-for-purpose);
• Vertical and horizontal integration, across sectors and states with harmonised governance and feedback mechanisms;
• Ability to agree future scenarios & manage to moving baselines;
• Monitoring/modelling/management - adaptive systems;
Main messages (2):• From ExUP and EnMP to achieve ecological and
socio-economic carrying capacity;• To protect and enhance ecosystem services and
deliver societal benefits;• To achieve and manage ecological and socio-
economic connectivity via a nested DPSIR/DPSWR/DPSEEC approach;
• To use ecological and economic valuation for communication and management decisions;
• Within a sustainable management framework (10-tenets, using governance ‘as a servant not a master’);
• To separate (and use properly) Environmental and Regulatory Impact Assessment;
• Ensure sustainability - but for what/who/how/when?
Mike.Elliott@hull.ac.uk